Virtual Machine

Version 6.0.4, January 28, 2019

• added Shanghai/Zhaoxin CPUs support;
• several interface improvements;
• improved audio and video synchronization with the AC97 device emulation;
• fixed some network errors;
• fixed some bugs of Linux version.

Version 5.2.12, May 9, 2018

• fixed potential data corruption when sending;
• fixed an error of stopping and starting video recording;
• fixed some bugs of Linux version.

Version 5.2.0, October 18, 2017

• added an ability to export VM to the Oracle Cloud;
• fixed some installation issues;
• improved VM selector UI;
• added experimental audio support for video recording;
• fixed some bugs.

Version 5.1.22, April 28, 2017

• fixed bugs in versions for Linux, Solaris and MacOS;
• fixed potential errors of the storage emulation;
• fixed some other bugs.

Version 5.1.12, December 20, 2016

• fixed VERR_VMX_UNABLE_TO_START_VM Guru Meditations under the rare conditions;
• fixed snapshots creating for running VMs;
• fixed some other bugs.

Version 5.1.8, October 18, 2016

• fixed port-forwarding rules with a name containing a slash parsing;
• prevent syslog flooding with error messages;
• fixed initialization of SAS controllers;
• improved Windows 10 support;
• improved multiprocessor support for Windows 7 and later;
• added an option to prevent creating of start menu items for VirtualBox Additions;
• fixed a generic bug which could lead to freezing shared folders;
• fixed some other bugs.

Version 5.0.24, June 28, 2016

• fixed a bug with the networking in virtual Linux with the new I/O-APIC code version;
• fixed screenshot taking feature;
• fixed resolv.conf file parsing;
• improved VMDK images from VMware support;
• other fixes.

Version 5.0.14, January 19, 2016

• fixed some bugs with Audio;
• fixed a crash when attaching the same ISO to the same VM more than once;
• fixed support of more than one floppy-drive in BIOS;
• improved USB support;
• updated the Extension Pack and blocked its older versions;
• other fixes.

Version 5.0.10, November 10, 2015

• improved GUI;
• improved Intel Atom CPUs support;
• improved virtualization;
• other fixes.

Version 5.0.4, September 8, 2015

• improved GUI;
• improved bidirectional drag-and-drop;
• improved virtualization;
• improved Windows 10 support;
• added new modular audio system;
• other fixes.

Version 4.3.28, May 13, 2015

• fixed a bug with restarting the virtual machine;
• improved support for dragging and dropping files between host and guest machines;
• fixed IPv6 network protocol support;
• increased a number of connected USB-drives from 3 to 5;
• updated a number of Add-ons for guest OS;
• other fixes.

Version 4.3.26, March 16, 2015

• fixed a NAT error;
• fixed mouse freezing in a rare conditions;
• some fixes in SDK;
• fixed rare errors with the USB devices connecting;
• some other minor bugfixes.

Version 4.3.24, March 2, 2015

• fixed an error when processing the ENTER key under certain conditions;
• fixed support for Solaris 10;
• fixed a bug when updating the network DHCP and DNS;
• fixed access to shared folders on real and virtual Windows;
• improved DirectSound support;
• fixed installer;
• updated X11 Additions.

Version 4.3.20, November 21, 2014

• fixed the virtual Windows 32-bit reboot error;
• fixed compatibility with older CPUs;
• a number of GUI fixes;
• fixed compatibility with EFI;
• the full list of fixes look here: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog...

Version 4.3.18, October 10, 2014

• a number of interface fixes and improvements;
• fixed errors of the virtual data storage;
• fixed UDP port forwarding;
• optimized some aspects of memory consumption and CPU resources;
• added tweaks under Windows;
• fixed support of video drivers for Fedora 12.

Version 4.3.16, September 9, 2014

• fixed a bug with switching to 32-bit mode calculations when available a 64-bit virtual OS;
• small fixes in the interface;
• improved data security on virtual hard disks;
• a number of bug fixes of the 3D rendering engine;
• fixed a conflict between the virtual machine and some antivirus programs that were in the previous version;
• a number of other fixes.

Version 4.3.14, July 15, 2014

• fixed several bugs in emulation of hardware components;
• interface bugs fixed;
• fixed several bugs in the network support;
• improved performance of the USB emulation;
• improved support for 3D;
• a number of other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.3.12, May 16, 2014

• fixed several bugs in emulation of hardware components;
• interface bugs fixed;
• fixed problems with using of shared clipboard;
• improved recognition of the connected USB devices;
• added support for external 3G modems;
• a number of fixes in VBoxSVC system service.